The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program at Stony BrookUniversity invites presentation proposals for its 6th annual graduatestudent conference to be held on April 27 and 28, 2007 at the StonyBrook Manhattan Campus. We take this year's theme, "Dialogue andBorders," as a starting point for rethinking the social and geographicreality of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the disciplinaryboundaries within and across which we come to terms with that reality.Among the questions we ask are: How do borders hinder or instigatedialogue? Is dialogue possible across historical periods and culturaldivides? Who sets the rules of a dialogue? Has the creation of newacademic disciplines truly widened the scope of dialogue? How can webridge the divide between academic institutions and the population atlarge?

In the spirit of opening dialogue and crossing borders, we welcomesubmissions from all disciplines on any related topic including but notrestricted to:

Globalization and indigenous culturesTrans-border relationsCitizenshipRace and gender identityIntersections of local histories and global designsMemory and truth-tellingGeo-politicsLinguistic borders and translationMigration and laborWealth, poverty and developmentHuman rightsPhilosophy and liberationTechnology and educationSocial movements

Presentation proposals should be 1 to 2 pages in length, in eitherSpanish or English, and should include a cover page with name, academicaffiliation and contact information. Panel proposals and alternative,non-paper presentations will also be given consideration.